Use half days too, for example 3.5. Statutory holiday is capped at 28 days, which most full time patterns reach.
For irregular hours and part year staff, holiday accrues at 12.07 percent of the hours actually worked in each pay period. Enter the hours for the period you want to check.
This tool gives the statutory minimum. Your contracts may offer more, and whether the 8 bank holidays sit inside or on top of this depends on the wording. It is guidance, not legal advice. For anything unusual, ask us.
The maths is simple until the hours stop being simple. Veterinary rotas rarely stay simple.
A five day vet is easy: 28 days and done. But a part time nurse on three fixed days, a receptionist whose hours change with the rota, and freelance vet cover paid by the hour each accrue holiday a different way. Get it wrong and it surfaces at the worst moment, usually when someone leaves.
This calculator handles the two patterns that trip practices up. The holiday calculations system does it for every member of staff, every pay run, without anyone reaching for a spreadsheet. If you would rather just have it right, book a free HR health check.
Almost all UK workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks of paid holiday a year. For someone working five or more days a week that comes to 28 days, which is the statutory cap. A contract can offer more, but not less.
You multiply 5.6 weeks by the number of days worked each week. Three days a week gives 16.8 days, four days gives 22.4 days. The same 5.6 week principle applies, scaled to the working pattern.
For irregular hours and part year workers, holiday accrues at 12.07 percent of the hours worked in each pay period. That percentage is simply 5.6 weeks expressed as a proportion of the working weeks in a year.
They can. The 8 bank holidays in England and Wales can be counted inside the 5.6 weeks, or given on top, depending on what the contract says. This is a common source of confusion, so it should be stated plainly in writing.
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